Film criticism-an eternal moment-the legend of Sweden's first female photographer

Without contempt, patience and struggle, there is no conquerable destiny.

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Reading, I love reading biographies of celebrities. Watching movies, I also like to watch some biographies.

Last night, I accidentally turned to the Swedish biopic "Eternal Moment", which made my heart surge and I felt it necessary to let more people know.

The stories of successful people are accompanied by courage and persistence. For women, this seems more difficult.

For example, Maria Larsen, the first female photographer in Sweden, is even more difficult. She is the mother of seven children and her husband is an alcoholic.

If, like drinking, that's all. However, he is still lewd and philandering. If, like drinking and lust, that's all. But he is violent at home, and his fist is not used on people who are better than him, but on his wife very accurately.

This story, in a word, is a story about a woman and a camera or a story about a woman who is famous for her camera.

So, when did this story happen? How did this woman become a photographer? What kind of life story has she experienced? Listen, I'll take my time.

The story happened at the beginning of the twentieth century, when cameras were particularly scarce. In an unknown town in Sweden.

There was a family, and that man was a rude docker, Siegel. His wife is a housewife, Maria Larsen. She doesn't know much. The family had four children at the beginning of the film, and there will be more in the future.

There are many people who eat, but there are few ways to make money. Such a family has lived in poverty for a long time. There was a time when the last meal was cabbage and the next meal was cabbage. Every meal is cabbage.

For the sake of children and a better life, Maria looked for jobs everywhere. Mend clothes, help the rich, be a cleaner, etc. Barely get by.

However, even such a hard life is unstable. Seeger is always drunk and fooling around, causing unnecessary pain.

At the beginning of the movie, Maria was accidentally injured by her drunken husband, and blood ran down her eyes. Angry, annoyed and sad, she returned to her parents' home with four children on a snowy night.

However, her father, who is ill in bed, can't help her at all. She must come back. Live an ignoble life with humiliation.

At that time, cameras should be a luxury, and most people have never seen them, let alone bought them.

Maria and her husband walked together because of the camera, which was bought in the lottery. After I got married, I was busy living, just for money. For many years, the camera has been put in the cupboard like scrap iron.

Later, because Siegel lost his job. Life at home is very difficult, and Maria thinks of the camera. She wants to sell her camera for money.

At this time, the film man No.2, the studio owner Patterson appeared. He wears glasses and looks elegant, steady and gentle. This is in sharp contrast with Siegel. It can be said that he is a noble person in Maria's life, a bole and a rainbow-like person.

He took a picture of Maria Larsen when he learned her purpose. Tell her to come back the next day.

Our Maria probably never dreamed that her fate would change when she walked into the photo studio again the next day.

When she saw the photo of herself handed over by Patterson. She was so surprised! It turns out that the camera is such a magical thing.

With the help of this professional photographer, Maria learned how to use a camera, how to take photos, how to develop photos, and how to see the world in different ways.

Since then, her life has begun a new "journey", a stage of discovering and capturing beautiful moments in life.

She photographed her children, the lazy cat on the windowsill, the little girl who died unexpectedly in the neighbor's house, the honor guard who walked through the street, the leader's speech, and the scene of children running into the queue. ...

The photos she took were also sold to the newspaper and published in the newspaper. As a result, she became a celebrity in her hometown and became famous.

Just living, not being nice to her because she can take pictures. In the next few years, she gave birth to three more children. The youngest child can't walk because of illness. Her husband went to prison twice and joined the army once.

Such a big family, almost all by herself, is struggling. Taking pictures of others for a living can also be said that photography has supported her through the most difficult moment of her life.

Of course, in the hectic years, she also stopped filming for the sake of her family and children.

However, with the encouragement of photographer Patterson, she never gave up. Because Petra said that she saw talent in the photos she took.

In such a living environment, there are seven children to worry about and "endure" the old fist of the alcoholic husband.

Maria can live like other women of her time, take care of her husband, educate her children, and be mediocre until she is old.

But Maria didn't. She is obsessed with photography. Free time, all used for photography. An old brand camera has become an amplifier of her life, broadening her horizons and giving her great courage. Make her economically independent and spiritually free.

It seems that she is still a housewife, but when she picks up the camera, she becomes a different person. Let her stand out from ordinary housewives.

Those sisters who give up their dreams on the grounds of children should really see this movie.

The duration of this film is 13 1 minute, and the Douban score is 8.5. It's an unpopular movie with a high score.

It is based on a true story.

The director of this film is Jan Troll, who is Swedish and one of the most famous directors in Europe. His major works include Four Times Four, Who saw her die, The Great Immigrant and so on.

On the other hand, our hero Maria Larsen is the director's grandmother and the director's wife is a writer. It can be seen that there are many talents in this family.

The narrative line of the film is not stated by Maria Larsen herself, but in the tone of Maria's daughter. I recall the process of my parents loving each other and killing each other, the hard process of my mother raising seven children, and my mother's obsession and love for photography.

Interest is always the best teacher.

When watching this movie, I remembered the movie "Conductor" introduced before. Antonia, the first female conductor, was also ridiculed and despised when she was growing up. Without a stubborn and powerful heart, I would have lost my helmet and armor and been defeated.

So is Maria, our first photographer. When her husband Siegel pressed her down with a sharp knife, the cold blade touched her neck. Cruelty is not just pain, torture and depression.

Even so, she didn't give up photography, no.

Fortunately, the ending is reversed and there is a warm ending. Sigmund, come on, people will get better. He successfully founded a company. I also understand my wife, bought a new house and prepared a "darkroom" for Maria.

Such a story happened more than one hundred years ago. However, the photos taken by Maria have become rare and precious historical materials. At that time, people's lives and emotions were fixed in the world of light and shadow.

She dedicated her love to photography, she left beauty in the years, and she wrote her legend in the history of Sweden. ...